Of these inmates, two indigenous men from the Loxicha region said that they had been severely beaten on being arrested by the judicial police in 1997, one of them in Oaxaca and the other in Putla de Guerrero, on charges of belonging to subversive groups and committing various offences in connection with the groups' activities; one of them said that he had been subjected to electric shocks, that carbonated water had been poured into his nose and that a plastic bag had been placed over his head.
Dos de ellos, indígenas originarios de la región Loxicha, manifestaron haber sido severamente golpeados después de haber sido detenidos por la policía judicial en 1997, uno en la ciudad de Oaxaca y otro en Putla de Guerrero, bajo acusación de pertenecer a grupos subversivos y de haber cometido varios delitos relacionados con la actividad de estos grupos; uno afirmó además que le habían aplicado corriente eléctrica, introducido agua con tehuacán por la nariz y colocado una bolsa de plástico en la cabeza.